Wizard Island is the fourth album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released in 1980. The album was both Lorber's and the group's first to reach number one on the US Jazz Album chart.
| Wizard Island | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 5–22, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion Smooth jazz Funk | |||
| Length | 36:57 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lorber | |||
| The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Jeff Lorber, except "Fusion Juice", written by Kenny G.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wizard Island" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Sweet" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Can't Get Enough" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Reflections" | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Fusion Juice" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Lava Lands" | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Shadows" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "City" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Rooftops" | 3:47 |
Personnel edit
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
- Jeff Lorber – acoustic piano, Yamaha electric grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Moog Modular System, Oberheim OB-X, Prophet-5
- Danny Wilson – electric bass
- Dennis Bradford – drums
- Kenny Gorelick – flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Guest Musicians
- Chick Corea – Minimoog (9)
- Jay Koder – guitars
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Production edit
- Jeff Lorber – producer
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
- Jeffrey Ross – album coordinator, management
- Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design
- Mathew Cohen – front and back cover artwork
- Gary Regester – photography
Charts edit
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 123 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] | 1 |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Wynn, Ron. Jeff Lorber: Wizard Island > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 128. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.